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This came up in another thread, and I thought it might make an interesting general topic. For example, a lot of men are attracted to plump women, and a lot of younger men are attracted to older women.
I am not sure what the hetero female equivalents are... attraction to gentle, Dr-Huxtable-sweater-wearing men? Or blue collar guys if you are a professional?
I would be hesitant to date a black girl because of my racist dad. My mom would accept anyone of any race, but she lives 1000 miles away so anyone I date would meet my dad first.
I think an equivalent for a woman may be a short man, specifically, shorter than her.
I dated a man several inches shorter than me. It did give me pause and at times I admit to feeling awkward & avoiding high heels, but nobody else thought it was weird. My friends & family really liked him & thought he was cute, so I got no flak for it.
I briefly dated this super, super skinny, very awkward, nerdy looking guy (but he had a cute face) and I admit I felt a little embarrassed once when I ran into some people I knew when with him. I thought I felt like it looked like that was the best I could manage. That was lame of me, but it happened. Part of it was that I don't like to be open about who I am dating until its semi-serious, so the whole thing was weird for me.
My other, more recent ex was not conventionally attractive, but very well groomed. He too was short & skinny & had a receding hairline & was kind of goofy in his features. He just really was not my taste either - he was Mexican and I preferred lighter looks. People didn't have trouble seeing what I saw in him, although they would tell me they didn't think he was very good-looking, but definitely well dressed. I was not embarrassed, but I did have a sense of him not being quite what I would normally be into; he actually expressed the same to me, which I found hurtful and it made me re-examine my attitudes. I learned that when you really like someone, they alter your taste. They become your taste, or they broaden it to include their look. So after some time, I no longer saw him as some exception, but instead a revelation of what I actually find attractive outside of fantasies & ideals.
Nope. I never gave it any thought. A couple of my friends have told me that one or more of the guys that I dated were not attractive - but I didn't care at all. In one case - my friend knew that I had body image issues and thought I was dating a couple of these guys because I thought I couldn't do any better - but they were awesome guys and I was really attracted to them. The other instance was one of my friends telling me that she didn't think that my ex-fiance was hot - even though everyone else did. But like I said - I've never cared whether or not my friends or family thought that the person I was dating was attractive.
I got made fun for having a fat girlfriend back in 8th grade by my brother and another friend. So, I am a little mindful of what my family and friends would think.
Nowadays, I would like a girlfriend with a little meat in all the right areas, given that they would be open to dating a military guy.
Do you mean being straight and attracted to a homosexual?
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